उपासनाग्ना दूरस्थे केचिदिच्छन्ति वै द्विजाः
some twice-born indeed prefer to use a fire for worship that is distant.
भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैशअच लेह्यैश्च स्वाद्यैर्विप्रान्प्रपूजयत्
He should honor the Brahmins with foods to eat, to enjoy, to lick, and with other delicious offerings.
आगच्छन्तु महाभागाविश्वेदेवा महाबलाः
Let the great and mighty All-Gods come here.
इति संप्रार्थयेद्देवान्ये देवास ऋचा नु वै
Thus he should invite the gods, or else recite a hymn to the gods.
अमूर्तानां मूर्तानां च पितॄणां दीत्पतेजसाम्
To the ancestors, both formless and embodied, whose brilliance is kindled,
एवं पितॄन्नमस्कृत्य नारायण परायणः
Having thus saluted the ancestors, being devoted to Nārāyaṇa,
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे भुञ्जीरन्वाग्यता द्विजाः
then all the Brahmins, having been invited, should eat, O twice-born.
यथआचार प्रदेयं च मधुनांसादिकं तथा
And as is proper, he should give them honey and meat and the like.
यदि पात्रं त्यजेत्को ऽपि ब्राह्मणः श्राद्धयोजितः
If any Brahmin appointed for the śrāddha rejects the vessel,
भञ्जानेषु च विप्रेषु ह्यन्योन्यं संस्पुशेद्यदि
or if, while the Brahmins are eating, one touches another,
भुज्यमानेषु विप्रेषु कर्त्ता श्रद्धापरायणः
while the Brahmins are eating, the performer, intent on faith,
रक्षोघ्नान्वैष्णवांश्चैव पैतृकांश्चविशेषतः
should recite the Rakṣoghna, Vaiṣṇava, and especially the Paitṛka hymns.
त्रिमधु त्रिसुपर्णं च पावमानं यजूंषि च
The Trimadhu, Trisuparṇa, Pavamāna, and Yajus verses,
इतिहासपुराणानि धर्मशास्त्राणि चैव हि
as well as the Itihāsas, Purāṇas, and indeed the Dharmaśāstras.
ब्राह्मणेषु च भुक्तेषु विकिरं विक्षिपेत्तथा
When the Brahmins have eaten, he should scatter the remnants accordingly.
स्वयं च पादौ प्रक्षघाल्य सम्यगाचम्य नारद
And he himself, O Nārada, should thoroughly wash his feet and perform proper purification.
स्वस्तिवा चनकं कुर्यादक्षय्योदकमेव च
One should also perform the svasti rite with parched grain and offer inexhaustible water.
अचालयित्वा पात्रं तु स्वस्ति कुर्वन्ति ये द्विजाः
Those twice-born who perform the svasti rite without moving the vessel are blessed.
दातारो नो ऽभिवर्द्धन्तामित्याद्यैः स्मृतिभाषितैः
With words from the Smṛtis such as, 'May the givers prosper,' one should recite accordingly.
दद्याच्च दक्षिणां शक्त्या तांबूलं गन्धसंयुतम्
One should give, according to ability, a gift accompanied by betel and fragrant substances.
वाजेवाजे इति ऋचा पितॄन्देवान्विसर्जयेत्
With the Ṛc verse 'vājevāje,' one should dismiss the ancestors and the gods.
तथा स्वाध्यायमध्वानं प्रयत्नेन परित्यजेत्
Likewise, one should diligently set aside the recitation of one's own Veda.
आमश्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत हेम्ना वास्तृश्यभार्यकः
One who is without a wife or son should perform the āmaśrāddha with gold.
पैतृकेन तु सूक्तेन होमं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः
The wise should perform the homa with the ancestral hymn.
स्नात्वा च विधिवद्विप्र कुर्याद्वा तिलतपर्णम्
Having bathed properly, O Brāhmaṇa, one should offer sesame and leaves as prescribed.
दरिद्रो ऽहं महापापी वदन्निति विचक्षणः
The wise man who says, 'I am poor, I am a great sinner,'—
तत्कुलं नाशमायाति ब्रह्महत्यां च विन्दति
That family comes to ruin and incurs the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa.
न तेषां संततिच्छेदः संपन्नास्ते भवन्ति च
There is no break in their lineage; they become prosperous.
तस्मिंस्तुष्टे जगन्नाथे सर्वास्तुष्यन्ति देवताः
When the Lord of the universe is pleased, all the deities are satisfied.
यक्षाश्च सिद्धा मनुजा हरिरेव सनातनः
The Yakṣas, Siddhas, humans, and Hari, the eternal one, as well.